OBIT: David CASTLEMAN, 1875, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm __________________________________________ CASTLEMAN - Death of Rev. D. Castleman. In a former number we chronicled the sudden death of the Rev. D. Castleman at the Mooresville cemetery, this county, on Wednesday the 10th inst. The particulars of his death we have just learned. He was conducting the funeral services at the grave of Mrs. Snyder, and at the conclusion he with the rest of the company were wending their way homewards, when Mr. Castleman was observed to fall backwards near some tents on the Manor Hill camp meeting grounds, which were closed to the cemetery. His friends came to the assistance, and as he fell he exclaimed "O, my," those being the last words he uttered. He was carried to one of the tents, where, upon nodding assent, his head was bandaged. he was shortly afterwards carried to the residence of Mr. Oburn, where he died just three hours after he fell in the cemetery. His death was caused, it was supposed by apoplexy. The deceased was an able and efficient minister of the M. E. church, and had but recently been appointed to the charge of the Mooresville circuit. Six years ago he was stationed at Warriorsmark, this county, and three years or more ago he was stationed at Martinsburg, Blair county. He was aged fifty years, and leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. He was beloved by his people, and it is said of him that he was one of the most modest and unassuming ministers in the conference. He had usual good health up to the time of his death, and on the Sunday previous he preached a sermon to his congregation in which he said he knew not where he would die, whether among strangers or friends, or where he would fall, whether at home or away from home; but he was ready to meet his Savior. He seemed to have a presentiment of his approaching death, and the messenger came only three days afterwards, just when he had concluded the last and services at the grave of one of his devoted flock. His remains were interred in the Mooresville cemetery on Saturday last, a short distance from where he had fallen. Huntingdon News The Register, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, November 24, 1875 1870 Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County census - David Castleman, 45 Anna W. Castleman, 33 Mary W. Castleman, 10 Sallie E. Castleman, 7 Harry W. Castleman, 4